Who Is Joan Collins' Husband? All About Percy Gibson

Joan Collins and Percy Gibson have been married since 2002

Joan Collins has been happily married to her fifth husband Percy Gibson for over two decades.

The Dynasty star met the producer, who is 32 years her junior, in 2000 while working on the play Love Letters, which Gibson produced.

"Percy is the most honorable man I've ever met," she told PEOPLE in March 2002, shortly after the pair married in February.

Collins was previously married four times before meeting Gibson. "I kissed a lot of frogs before I found my prince," she wrote in her 2011 memoir The World According to Joan. "For those women who are looking for a life partner, that old saying that men are like buses and 'if you wait long enough the right one will come along' is true for a reason."

Before crossing paths with her future husband, the British actress had no intentions of marrying again — but meeting Gibson changed her mind. "He's so much his own person," she told PEOPLE. "Extremely secure in his own skin."

So who is Joan Collins' husband" Here's everything to know about Percy Gibson and his relationship with the actress.

He was born in Peru

While not much is known about Gibson's life prior to his relationship with the Hollywood icon, Collins has shared that her husband is half-Peruvian and half-Scottish.

In a 2018 essay she penned for the Daily Mail, she wrote of Gibson, "I'm not a Stepford wife and he's an alpha-male Peruvian-Scot, so sometimes we clash but it doesn't last long and we are quick to say sorry."

He is a theater and film producer

Gibson found success as a theater manager and film producer. In addition to his theater work, he produced The Time of Their Lives, a 2017 comedy starring Collins. He also appeared as himself in Banksy's Coming for Dinner in 2009 and competed on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 1998.

He met Collins in San Francisco in 2000

In April 2000, Collins starred opposite George Hamilton in the play Love Letters by A.R. Gurney at the Marines' Memorial Theatre in San Francisco, per Playbill. Gibson happened to be producing the play, and they instantly had a connection.

The actress recalled their meeting in her 2018 essay for the Daily Mail.

"When Percy and I met 18 years ago, I was in a long-term relationship that was dragging along," she wrote. "I had declared that I never wanted to marry again, and I kept to that promise until I met Percy … We hit it off immediately. He was funny, engaging, good-looking, and after the show I would socialize with him, my costar George Hamilton and my daughter Katy."

After the play's two-month tour, the pair met up back in N.Y.C. and saw the musical Kiss Me, Kate. The next year, he offered to help Collins type her fourth novel, and they soon began their romance, she told the Daily Mail in 2013.

He is Collins' fifth husband

Collins first married Maxwell Reed, an Irish actor 14 years her senior, on her 19th birthday. They divorced in 1956.

In 1963, she married British pop star Anthony Newley, with whom she had two children, daughter Tara and son Alexander. However, the two ultimately divorced in 1971. Shortly after, Collins married Beatles record producer Ron Kass, the father of her daughter Katyana, in 1972. They were married until 1983. She was then briefly married to Swedish singer Peter Holm from 1985 to 1987.

Of meeting Gibson, Collins told the BBC, "It was giddy, it was fantastic, and Percy and I fell madly in love. I've finally found my true soulmate and my husband forever."

Prior to Collins, Gibson was married to Cynthia Bauer from 1989 to 2001.

He and Collins got married in London in 2002

Collins andGibson tied the knot at Claridge's Hotel in London on Feb. 17, 2002. The bride ditched the traditional wide dress and opted for a lilac silk-crepe gown by Dynasty designer Nolan Miller.

The hotel has since become a special spot for the couple: In 2022, the pair held a star-studded party at the hotel for both Collins' 88th birthday and their 20th wedding anniversary. Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, Elizabeth Hurley and Simon Cowell were among the attendees.

On their 20th anniversary, Collins shared a throwback photo from their wedding day on Instagram. "20 years ago today #ahubby and I tied the knot and have been happily married ever since," she wrote in the caption.

He is 32 years younger than Collins

Though there is a significant age difference between the two, the actress said it's never been an issue. "I was in my 60s and he was in his 30s, but the age difference never posed a problem," Collins told The Guardian in 2013. "We talked it through and he didn't want children. He adores my children and grandchildren. We've been married for 11 years, but when I look at him across a room, my heart still skips."

Collins has kept a sense of humor about their age gap. In a 2020 appearance on Good Morning Britain, host Piers Morgan began to ask Collins if the couple would have been compatible when she was "25 or 30 years old," but before he could finish the question, she retorted, "He wasn't born!"

He is a stepfather to Collins' kids

Though he does not have any children of his own, Gibson is a stepfather to Collins' three children: Tara Arkle (née Newley), Alexander Newley and Katyana Kass.

Collins welcomed her two eldest children, Tara and Alexander, with her second husband Anthony Newley, in 1963 and 1965, respectively. Today, Tara works as a writer and producer, while Alexander (who goes by Sacha Newley professionally) is a successful painter. Collins welcomed her third child, daughter Katyana "Katy" Kass, with her third husband Ron Kass. These days, Katy keeps a low profile, and not much is known about her, though Collins has shared the occasional rare photo featuring both of her daughters.

He "saved the day" when their London apartment caught fire

In April 2019, Collins and Gibson's London home caught fire.

"Percy had two of those fire extinguishers in the apartment so he rushed in to start putting the fire out and Joan called for the fire brigade to come," a rep for the couple said at the time, adding that when authorities arrived, "Percy had kind of controlled most of the fire."

The rep continued: "Percy really saved the day. He was the one who put the fire out and took control until the fire brigade arrived."

In a series of tweets following the event, Collins thanked the emergency crews who responded to the fire, as well as her husband. "My hero Percy had already doused the flames consuming the entire wall with handheld extinguisher," she added, before warning others not to "take this risk."

Both Collins and Gibson were unhurt in the fire.

He and Collins split their time between various estates

In 2020, after spending several months in lockdown in London due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the jet-setting couple escaped to their home in Provence, France, before heading to their yacht in St. Tropez, per Vanity Fair. They also have homes in London and Beverly Hills, California, according to the New York Times. In 2021, the actress sold one of her properties, a condo in N.Y.C.

He and Collins attended the 2024 Emmys together

Gibson accompanied Collins for a rare red carpet appearance at the 2024 Emmys on Jan. 15. Decked out in a black tux and bowtie, he was by his wife's side as the couple posed for photos at the awards. Collins wore a light blue, sequin-covered gown, accessorizing with sparkling chandelier earrings.

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